UNICORN DECORATORS LIMITED
Company number 01627003 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Unicorn Decorators is a financially robust but operationally declining participant in the highly fragmented UK painting and decorating sector. Its balance sheet strength—net assets of £147,476 and cash of £178,826—places it well above typical industry norms for small decorators, providing resilience against the sector's current headwinds of material inflation, labour cost pressures, and subdued residential demand. However, three consecutive years of declining net assets and a retained loss of approximately £26,580 in FY2025 signal potential secular decline rather than temporary cyclicality. The company's competitive position is characterised by strong local reputation and financial reserves but constrained by scale limitations, succession risk, and a regional market with below-average spending power—suggesting the business is increasingly in harvest mode rather than growth trajectory.
Shareholders' funds
£147,476
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1982-04-05
- Employees
- 9 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 53 George Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 1JU
- Postcode
- ST5 1JU
- Capital
- 2,652 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-04
- Next due by
- 2027-08-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 43341 Painting
Officers 4 current · 5 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- unicorndecorators.co.uk
- Phone
- 01782638751
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS IN STAFFORDSHIRE Latest Projects why choose us? Unicorn Decorators are a family run painting and decorating company running for over 36 years. Established in 1982, we have undertaken a large variety of works ranging from substantial period property renovations, blocks of flats, commercial offices, and schools to the smallest of terrace houses.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| S. TAYLOR UNICORN DECORATORS LIMITED | 1996-04-30 |
| STS UNICORN DECORATORS LIMITED | 1985-10-17 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 52 similar companies in ST
3rd largest employer among its local peers (9 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1982.
Competitors Stoke-On-Trent
This company ranks 6 among painting in Stoke-On-Trent.
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 1984-03-15
- Where
- Staffordshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF205340 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 1984-03-15 | — |
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